Lednice castle is one of the most famous ones in the Czech Republic. It is known for its gardens and intrerier but also for wine.

1. Chateau Lednice
Thiscastle´slocatedinsmall village calledLedniceinSouthMoravia. Itis state propertysince 1945.
Lednice castle isone of the most visitedmonumentsinCzechRepublicandit´salsomonumentof
UNESCO.It was usedas centre of recreationforLichtensteins.It´snotonlycastle there isa huge park
withothermonumentssuchasMinarett,ruinsof John´sCastle orRoman aqueduct.Youcan use
horse-drawncarriages,boatsorjustwalkthrough.We can see luxurybathrooms,personal
bedrooms,diningandball roomsaswell asprivate art gallery,formal saloonsorenormousbarn. The
mostpopularcuriosityisspindle stairwaywhichismade fromone strain. Lichtensteinsboughtcheap
landsafterthe war on Bílá hora or theyinheritedthem,sotheycouldinvestmore moneyonthe
constructionanddecoration.Name Lednice inCzechmeansfridgeandthese twonamesare
connectedbecause mostof the parklandson lowlandnearthe watertroughsand eventhere ishot
weatherinvillagesnearby,inLednice,there is alittle bitcolderweather.

2. Minarett
Thisobservationtowerislocatedtwokilometresfromthe chateau. Minarettissixtymetreshighand
to the highestgalleryyouneedtohike over three hundredstairs. Youcansee Pálava,White Karpats
fromthe top.There are eightprivate saloonswhichare closedforpublicandtheywere usedas
stockages.Whole Minarett isdesignedwithMoorishpaintings.Thisbuildingisveryrare,one rumour
saysthat artist AloisJosef the firstwantedtobuildachurchthere butresidentsdidn´tagree withthe
locationsoAloisbuiltthisIslamictowerasrevenge.Otherone saysthat there were manybuildings
whichrepresentedforeignculture suchasTurkishspa,Chinese palacesorSwissbridge andfamous
CzecharchitectJosef Hardmuthcame up withthisidea.Anyway,constructionfinanceswere very
highand thisbuildingcostovermillioncrowns.
Ruins of John´s castle
Thiscastle is locatedkilometresawayfromchateauinvillagecalledPodivín.Eventhoughitlookslike
veryoldbuildinganddamaged,castle wasbuiltin19thcenturyas a ruinbecause itwas trendyand
Lichtensteinswantedtohave thisromantic“ruin”intheirproperty.While wasJosef Hardmuth
buildingthiscastle,he inventedapencil.Tomake itlookauthenticallyHardmuthtravelled tofamous
ruinsof castlesand he usedstonesfromlocal quarryand all stairwayswere rotatingtothe right.It
was commonto buildruinsbutLichtensteinswantedJohn´scastle tobe special sothiscastle was
usedforhunts andhostscouldsleepthere.The onlythingwhichisoriginallyfromLichtensteins is
weaponstandwithcarvedowl onit. The owl symbolisedwisdom.